Community Solar Power Plant

The primary purpose of community solar is to allow members of a community the opportunity to share the benefits of solar power even if they cannot or prefer not to install solar panels on their property.

Community solar power plant.

A community solar project sometimes referred to as a solar garden farm or shared solar is a solar power plant whose electricity is shared by more than one household or business. A community solar project is a solar power plant whose electricity is shared by more than one property. You then receive energy credits on your monthly bill based on the solar farm s production. Together we ll grow renewable energy in georgia.

How community solar works. Community solar programs are typically tied to a consumer s specific address but the fpl plan provides for its solar power to follow consumers who move within its service territory. Community solar is a renewable energy option that allows more than one home to share the benefits of solar energy. The first community solar storage project in new york was completed and is expected to reduce the energy costs for approximately 150 households in westchester county and new york city and provide power to 12 tesla electric vehicle supercharging stations.

Project participants benefit from the electricity generated by the community solar farm which costs less than the price they would ordinarily pay to their utility. When the power is supplied strictly by solar energy it is sometimes called community solar.